Senior Writer

Seattle native Kathryn Robinson, award-winning restaurant critic and senior writer at Seattle Met, has been anonymously reviewing restaurants for over 30 years—first as editor of the Best Places guidebook series, then as staff critic at Seattle Weekly and contributing critic at The Seattle Times and Seattle magazine.

Midcareer she spent a year-long sabbatical studying comparative religion as a Knight Fellow at Stanford University where she had been an undergrad 10 years earlier, gaining a knowledge base she now calls upon for her monthly “Back Fence” column on our collective urban existence and the meaning it holds for our personal lives. In her off hours she is a partner and a parent—which means she has no off hours.

Restaurant Review

RockCreek Rocks

The Fremont fish house swims well beyond salmon and halibut.

10/15/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Will This News End Your Love Affair with Fries?

It might. Good thing we’ve got the slide show to revive it.

10/14/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Pssst: How to Skip the Lines at the Walrus and the Carpenter

…and Seattle’s other most popular restaurants. Tips from the trenches.

10/08/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Article

Le Zinc, Neighborhood Hot Spot

The chic Capitol Hill bistro and bar from the folks behind Maximilien serves genuinely admirable French food.

10/01/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Article

Stoneburner Sets the Stage

Curtain’s up on the latest production from Seattle’s reigning restaurant showmen.

10/01/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Article

The Autism Schism

Is autism a disorder to be cured or a condition to be understood?

10/01/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

But How Do Croughnuts Taste?

At least three places around here are making them. I tried them all.

09/30/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Where Did the Wandering Goose Go?

Baker Heather Earnhardt’s story of love and loss.

09/23/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Our Oceans Are in Trouble

Here’s one thing you can do to support them.

09/16/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

The New Restaurant That’s Not What You’re Expecting

The Old Sage masters the fine art of seeming like one thing but being another.

09/09/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Why Now is the Best Time in Years to Go to a Seattle Restaurant

Fall is here, sorta. Three reasons you should spend it eating out.

09/03/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Article

Sweet Little Pie Bar

Mixology and pie baking, together at last

09/03/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Article

Introducing a BrewPub with Fab Food

09/03/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

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Five Things You Need to Know About TanakaSan

Your guide to the Asian restaurant Tom Douglas has been hinting at for years.

09/03/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Article

May I Help You?

Among the gifts Seattle has given the world: A few unique selling strategies.

09/03/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

What Is Seattle’s Most Global Restaurant Row?

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think it’s…

08/26/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Peanut Butter and Jelly Is All Over Seattle Restaurant Menus

What a sticky mess!

08/19/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Roadtripping for a Great Plate of Seafood

Where to take the house guests when they want a plate of perfect Northwest fish with a side of fresh scenery.

08/12/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

What Does It Mean When a Chef has Cookbooks Out?

We’re seeing it more and more in Seattle restaurants.

08/05/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

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Chicken Lickin’

The Showdown: Ezell’s Famous Chicken vs. Ezell’s Express vs. Heaven Sent Fried Chicken

08/01/2013 By Kathryn Robinson and Allecia Vermillion